This was mainly because Mr. Meng had been ill for a long time and was weak. He usually stayed indoors unless the National Assembly needed him to go out. At that time, he would be fully prepared, with a large group of doctors, attendants, and guards following him. He usually went to bed at eight thirty in the evening. No one expected that he would suddenly decide to visit Xu's house tonight, and the "gathering" of these old friends did not end until nine o'clock in the evening.

Everyone was afraid that the old man could not hold on, but unexpectedly he looked in good spirits. On the way, he even talked to his eldest son Meng Shaokang with great interest and a smile on his face.

It was not until he entered the house and saw his second son Meng Shaoan coming towards him that the old man's face immediately tightened, his eyes were filled with anger, and his smile disappeared. He waved his hand in disgust and told Meng Shaoan to get out of the way. He would rather let the staff help him get out of the car than let Meng Shaoan get close to him. He walked into the gate step by step. Looking from behind at this time, one could feel that the old man was really tired and could hardly lift his feet.

Meng Shaokang immediately asked for a wheelchair, asked the old man to sit on it, and had the eldest daughter-in-law of the Meng family push him.

Meng Shaokang didn't look kindly at Sun Shaoan, and glared at him: "Who allowed you to come out? Do you want to piss off your father to death?"

Meng Shaoan lowered his eyes and said, "This is not the old times. Why are you still using the old feudal system? You want to lock people up to death? You have to eat and get some fresh air, right?"

"You have such a big courtyard and a garden at home, but it's not enough for you to take a breath? You have to run out of the door. Don't you know that you are a patient now, seriously ill!"

"I'm not sick, you're being unfair to me!"

"What fairness do you want?"

"No matter what, I cannot be deprived of my right to serve the people."

Meng Shaokang always had a serious face and rarely smiled. He couldn't help but sneer at this time: "You want to serve the people? Unfortunately, you are no longer worthy of it. You have been in H Province for many years, and my family has trusted you and never suspected anything. This time, we only did a little investigation and found so many problems - it's really thanks to the appearance of that child that we discovered your hidden danger. Father is right, your official career must be terminated, otherwise it will sooner or later attract disaster and ruin the entire Meng family!"

Meng Shaoan: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext! Who didn't make one or two mistakes when they were young? Because of that child, you say that I have a bad moral character and are prejudiced against me. You deny me completely. I don't accept that! I have worked hard for many years and what achievements I have made are obvious to everyone!"

"Humph, you won't cry until you see the coffin. I don't have time to argue with you now. You can reserve your opinion for now and wait."

After Meng Shaokang finished speaking, he strode to catch up with the old man's wheelchair. Meng Shaoan paused, then turned around and followed closely.

According to Mr. Meng's instructions, the wheelchair was pushed directly to the house where he lived. When entering the inner room, the old man raised his hand and signaled, and the wheelchair was handed over to the staff. The eldest daughter-in-law and several younger generations of the Meng family stopped. Meng Shaokang went straight in. Meng Shaoan wanted to follow in, but was stopped. He could only stand outside with the younger generations. He didn't say anything, but his expression was obscure.

After washing with hot water and changing into pajamas, the old man lay down on the bed. The staff then gave him various pills and potions in order, then left, gently closing the door. Only Meng Shaokang and the old man were left in the room.

The old man opened his eyes, which had been tightly closed due to the difficulty in swallowing the pills, and looked at Meng Shaokang. Meng Shaokang nodded, walked to the Duobao Pavilion by the wall, stretched out his hand and touched something. He heard a slight sound, and the Duobao Pavilion embedded in the wall slowly moved, revealing a secret door. Meng Shaokang walked in and came out after a while, holding a golden gourd in his hand. People who don't know the truth will think that the gourd is made of real gold when they see it hidden in a dark room like a treasure.

Actually, it is not. If Meng Tao was here, she would recognize that these were the gourds that grew in her space. When they were ripe and hard, they naturally turned golden. She originally filled the two golden gourds with wine and gave them to Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan as gifts. Of course, Shen Yu's gourd was in the Shen family, and Meng Zhehan's was in the hands of Old Man Meng.

Meng Zhehan didn't want to either. He treasured the gift from Sister Taohua very much, not to mention that it was not an ordinary item but a rare treasure. However, as the eldest grandson, how could he bear to see his grandfather suffer from illness? He was not Shen Yu, who could get the best ingredients from Sister Taohua at any time. Especially after learning about Sister Taohua's tragic life experience, which was caused by his second uncle, he didn't have the face to accept Sister Taohua's kindness anymore.

So Meng Zhehan didn't say anything.

But when the weather was getting warmer, his grandfather was critically ill and his father was anxious and angry on the phone. Meng Zhehan couldn't bear to see his grandfather suffer so much, so he had to give away his golden gourd and send it back to the capital to his grandfather.

His intention was to saw off the golden gourd bit by bit, grind it into powder and take it, which should be able to cure his grandfather's illness and restore his health.

However, after my grandfather got the golden gourd, he discovered its magic: holding it could relieve pain, and if he sipped a little bit of the wine in the gourd, he would immediately feel his blood circulation unblocked, his muscles and bones stretched and strengthened, and he could gain huge energy in a short period of time.

Energy will eventually be consumed slowly. It is a waste not to drink the wine in the gourd unless it is needed.

The golden gourd cannot be touched. If it is eaten, it will be gone. Mr. Meng is reluctant to part with it.

It has such a significant analgesic effect, that's enough.

At this moment, Mr. Meng held the golden gourd in his arms, breathed a sigh of relief, and the pain in his body gradually disappeared. He relaxed and lay on the pillow peacefully. He was really tired today, but it was worth it. When he closed his eyes and prepared to fall asleep, he casually asked, "Any news today?"

Meng Shaokang covered the old man with a blanket and replied softly, "Go to sleep, and we'll talk tomorrow morning."

"Is it my eldest grandson calling back?"

"……right."

"Go ahead."

"It is said that Shen Yu and Taohua have returned safely from Y Province to the capital of D Province. My sister gave my brother a bag of Y Province specialties, and I will send some of them to the capital tomorrow."

Mr. Meng recalled what Mrs. Xu said in the Xu residence, and nodded with relief: "Fortunately, we have Zhehan. That child is heartbroken. We can't recognize her at the moment, but with this brother-sister relationship, she won't hate us... So let it be, we can look at her and know that she is our child, which is enough."

"yes."

(End of this chapter)